According to officials, traffic on the affected route was likely to resume on Monday.
Indian railways has ordered an inquiry into the accident and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu visited the site to review the situation.
"Visited the accident site and took stock of the situation," Prabhu wrote on twitter. "Reviewed rescue and relief operations, directed all concerned to ensure speedy relief."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones due to the derailment of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar express. The tragedy is saddening," Modi said. "I pray for a speedy recovery of all those injured due to the train accident."
Train accidents are common in India. Experts blame the outdated infrastructure for most of the accidents.
The Railway Ministry has announced compensation of 2,937 U.S. dollars to the kins of each deceased in the accident and 734 dollars to the injured.
Besides, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu has announced additional 7,343 dollars for families of his state who lost their lives in the accident.
Last year, the Indian government announced an investment of over 137 billion dollars over the next five years to boost railways and modernize them.
India's sprawling railways are the world's third largest network, ferrying around 23 million people each day.
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